ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - February 1, 2011) - ECG Management Consultants, Inc., one of the nation's premier healthcare management consulting firms, today announced the commencement of the Southeast "Provider Compensation, Production, and Benefits Survey," year 2011 based on 2010 data. The survey will target physicians and midlevel providers practicing in the Southeastern states of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.

As reliable regional benchmarks with sufficient sample size are difficult to attain, ECG's Southeast survey provides an in-depth review of physician and midlevel provider performance market trends, including provider compensation, production, benefit packages, recruiting efforts and signing bonuses by specialty, malpractice premiums by specialty, compensation plan design and metrics, and numerous other key data points. The survey comprises critical data such as physician and midlevel provider compensation-to-production ratios, including work and total relative value units (RVUs) (calculated by ECG from provider-level CPT code data). In 2010, the inaugural year of the survey, compensation and production benchmarks were published for 27 specialties, including providers in primary care and medical, surgical, and hospital-based specialties.

Electronic survey instruments are being distributed in February, with submissions accepted through March. Preliminary data will be available in July; however, only those organizations actively participating will have access to the data and reports.

About ECG Management Consultants, Inc.ECG offers a broad range of strategic, financial, operational, and technology-related consulting services to healthcare providers. A leader in the healthcare industry, ECG provides specialized expertise in developing and implementing innovative and customized solutions that effectively address hospital/physician relationships, strategic and business planning, specialty program development, information technology, and the complexities of the academic healthcare enterprise. ECG has offices in Boston, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.ecgmc.com.